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Anglers Target Perch,
& Crab
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Sanddabs and Crabs
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SANTA CRUZ – Perch, sanddabs and
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Av
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are providing the top fishing at this
Now
time until the rockfish and salmon seasons
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“Perch and sanddabs are still the best
EARLY! bets
here in Santa Cruz,” said Todd Fraser
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at Baysdie Marine. “The perch have been
biting well on Gulp! Worms and pileworms.
We have pileworms in stock and roe for the
big steelhead in the San Lorenzo River.”
Registration for the 16th Annual Sand
Crab Classic Perch Derby on March
14, 2020 is now full. Anglers can surf
cast anywhere they choose, but must
be present prior to 1pm for weigh-in at
the Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall, where
the festivities take place.
The rockfish and lingcod season in
the Monterey Bay area ended with
top-notch fishing on December 31. The
season will reopen in 2020 on April 1.
The 25 people going on the final
trip of the season aboard the Kahuna
on December 31 landed 150 rockfish
and 10 lingcod to 15 pounds, reported
Carol Jones of Kahuna Sportfishing.
The 22 anglers aboard the previous
trip on the Kahuna on December 29
caught 2 lingcod, 195 rockfish and 25
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Keeper sturgeon were the rule for
anglers fishing Suisun Bay aboard the
Dragon this December.
Photo courtesy of DRAGON
SPORTFISHING, Pittsburg.
Don’t Forget Your Spinning Gear If
You Visit Baja During The Winter
Winter is inshore time along much of the Baja
“Most folks in town aren’t here to fish or hit the water. Those that are in town for
Peninsula.
At this time, you aren’t hunting 100lb
watersports are windsurfers and kite boarder taking advantage of the strong winter
monsters. Instead hard fighting mini-gamefish in
winds. Or they’re here to swim with the whale sharks in the bay,” related Jonathan
the 10 to 30-pound class are the target. Consider
Roldan of Tailhunter International in La Paz.
taking a PENN Allegience II Inshore Rod on your
“The few that are out fishing are mostly finding action inshore along the rocks and
next wintertime Baja adventure to maximize the
beaches. It’s not bad fishing at all. There’s been a decent bite on some nice cabrilla
excitement.
up to about 10 pounds with most in the 2-5 pound range and lots of little ones getting
PENN’s new second generation of Allegiance
released. Snapper were also on the chew. All good fish for the table. The biggest
II inshore rods have been redesigned to tackle
issue is getting live bait. If waters are rough and winds are blowing, getting live bait
both inshore and near-shore species and
in the shallow areas where the bait school-
applications.
up can be problematic. If bait is an issue,
Ten spinning models are offered in lengths
slow trolling small crankbaits like Rapalas,
from 6 feet 6 inches to 7 feet 6 inches and
Rebels, Yo-Zuri, Mirolures or similar can still
actions that range from extra-light to heavy. Four
be very productive and fun,” said Roldan.
casting models are available in 7-foot lengths
“Moving slightly offshore, bonito are still
with medium-light, medium, medium-heavy and
there for some harder battles as well as jack
heavy actions.
crevalle. There’s a chance of an occasional
All PENN Allegiance II rods start as one-piece
dorado as well. I’m surprised we aren’t
24-ton 100-percent graphite blanks with high
getting into more sierra as this is the time of
quality components added. The lightweight
year we should be getting them, but perhaps
guides are Fuji SV or LV frames on spinning rods
we’ll see more as the waters get cooler,”
and Fuji N flared frames on the casting models.
Roldan concluded.
Each guide is completed with aluminum oxide
“The marlin fish has slowed this week, a
inserts, ideal for both monofilament and braided
few being caught at the 1150 most on lures,
lines.
few on live bait.
The custom DPS graphite reel seat features
We caught: 3
a double-
marlines on Monday,
anodized,
1 on Tuesday, 1 on
locking nut Dennis Pennel took a trip aboard the
Thursday,” reported
for a secure Red Rooster III this January in hopes
Jerry Chapman of JC
of landing a big tuna and ended up
rod to reel bagging this 282-pound yellowfin!
Sportfishing in Cabo.
connection.
Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III
“A few tuna last
The light
SPORTFISHING, San Diego.
few days at the
inshore
HorseShoe and
models’
inside Jaime Bank,
reel seat also features a cork insert that
schools scattered out
provides all day comfort. Both the medium-
hitting cedar plugs
heavy and heavy spinning and casting rods
and hoochies, few
feature contoured EVA grips while the extra-
bigger fish caught on
light, light, medium-light, and medium rods
live bait. Beyond that
feature contoured cork grips. Allegiance II rods
This handsome dorado came aboard
a few wahoo and
also include a rubber gimbal on certain models.
the Red Rooster III during a long-range
sierra have been
Anglers aboard the Red Rooster III enjoyed a wide-open wahoo
adventure in Mexican waters on January 8.
For optimum results, pair the Allegiance II
bite on January 8.
landed,” Chapman
Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III
spinning
rod with a favorite PENN reel.
Photo
courtesy
of
RED
ROOSTER
III
SPORTFISHING,
San
Diego.
SPORTFISHING, San Diego. confided.